You can change yourself any time you want. It really is that easy. You may not think it is because you're comfortable; comfortable at your job, with your boyfriend, with your life. Comfortable is OK, but it isn't ideal. Because when everything is comfortable, one forgets to better themselves and take opportunities that may change the way one looks at life.

I took a job about a year and a half ago when I was just looking for something to do. I was young and only ever having one job before this opportunity, I didn't hesitate to accept the offer. After some time, I was comfortable with my position there; I liked the people, the job requirements, and the hours. I was significantly OK with where I was in life and where I was going, but I wasn't completely satisfied. Over the course of a year and a half that I spent at that job, I became accustomed to feeling this way of comfort in a way I had never felt before. I was stuck in a routine where I was like a zombie, going through the same motion with no emotion. I went a year and a half feeling this way without caring because I was comfortable.

I took no risks, I did nothing to better my life, I hung out with the same people and did the same thing every night I wasn't at work (which was mainly just sitting home alone watching Netflix in my pajamas). I was completely and utterly ignorant to what the world had to offer me.

But one day, I woke up.

I wasn't sure what struck me, whether it was God speaking through me or just a clear head, but I felt uneasy. I felt like I was wasting my life away, prime years that I would never be able to get back. I was wasting away at this job where I was a walking zombie. I was wasting away my Friday nights. I was wasting away a new opportunity for a new me.

So, the next day I started applying for new jobs around Knoxville. I was looking for jobs where I could expand my experiences and knowledge. Through a friend, I was referred to a Christian clothing store. I had shopped here countless times and loved the atmosphere. I applied and exactly two weeks later, I left my comfy job to start at the Christian clothing store.

Sure, I just changed a job. What's so great and significant about that? I changed more than a job that day, I changed my mindset and changed my lifestyle. I changed the embedded routine of acting like a zombie and letting my life escape me. I was tired of walking through my life without giving each and every day some kind of significance. This new job was the representation of putting my life in my own hands and choosing to make decisions my way.

You can always pick up and change yourself. Don't let your mother, father, grandmother, girlfriend or boyfriend EVER influence you to stay and live your comfortable life. You should be in control of who you want to be and what you want your life to be.

Changing my job has opened up a completely different world for me. I have met countless girls who continue to inspire me to be a better person and live my life colorfully. I enjoy going to work now. I enjoy my life and who I chose to be. I did that for myself, and I will always be grateful for the opportunities this new job gave me.